by Edna | Jan 3, 2025 | News
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope this year offers you all prosperity and happiness. Hopefully some political sense will be seen this year?! I neglected to introduce Carey Davis at the end of the last year. Carey will be familiar to many of you as she farms on the... by Edna | Dec 17, 2024 | News
We should be coming to the end of the high-risk fluke period. Lower temperatures mean that development of the external stages of liver fluke will be reduced as its’ intermediate snail host requires temperatures above 10oC. We should try to avoid using Triclabendazole... by Edna | Nov 19, 2024 | News
With the clocks going back last weekend, it seems as though Winter has crept up on us once more, with preparations now underway for the housing period. The recent dry spell should have allowed the completion of maize harvest and cultivations. The winter housing season... by Edna | Oct 8, 2024 | News
We have seen a few interesting cases this past few weeks of cattle and sheep eating plants that have proved toxic. Often a wet spell in the autumn encourages grazing animals to seek out some more fibrous plants; or weather conditions encourage the proliferation of... by Edna | Sep 10, 2024 | News
I am a little late with the announcement but I am really pleased to tell those of you who hadn’t already heard of the safe arrival of a baby boy for Lucy. George John Searle was born on the 13th July weighing 9lb 9oz. Lucy and Richard are of course delighted and are... by Edna | Sep 10, 2024 | News
It seems such a long time ago that we had a settled period of fine weather but hopefully the last few weeks have provided just that for you and an opportunity to get some crops harvested. The ‘Animal Health and Welfare Review’ program that is being funded by RPA has...